MANCHESTER is now a prime target for the witchhunt within the Labour Party. Since the Tories took power in 1979 there has been a series of battles between the Labour Party in Manchester and the party's national office in London, centring on the question of who should represent working people on the chester city council is the expulsion of 27 members from the Labour group. The NEC has sent letters to this effect to the Labour group, although the increcuon poncy, ¡cus lo cove only levalls. and John Nicholson (Chair Manchester Ardwick CLP) The most recent move in the NEC's mean Say who vote in line with party which has caused the witch-hunt in Manchester The majority of the group now about 40, in a full council of 99 - cannot ensure sucress in council, nor, wors still for them, in Laboul A series of manoeuvres was recently wheeled out by group, regional office and NEC to try to prevent the left (in its broadest SelISC) gaining ground. There materialised the 12-month OF THE ACTION BUY NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO INVEST IN THIS NEW FALLOUT • SHELTER! MADE FROM REINFORCED CARDBOARD! membership, that is months membership of the relevant constituency in oroer to vote in branch elections.
appeal structure was reorganised, so of non-recommended council panel candidates would take precedence over all other levels of party organisation When these failed, there followed an NEC inquiry into Labour Party . the second in three , years which predictably replaced the non-recommended candidates on the Panel, without reference to the rules. It also froze the 12 month rule at a point 6 months previously 18 month rule in effect.